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I first saw 'The Killing' last year on US television on the AMC channel. This was the US version, and I quickly became entranced with this remarkable crime thriller, taking place in Seattle. The ending of year one was very disappointing, the characterization and plot line was remarkable.
And, then I had a chance to view the original Danish version, ' Forbrydelsen' series. Is it possible for one person to view 20 episodes in a week? This series is so fantastic that I was compelled to view all 5 discs, 4 episodes per disc. I also feel compelled to say that if you have a chance to view this series, grab it, run as fast as possible to your DVR, and prepare for a siege, load up on liquids and food.
'Forbrydelsen' takes place in Copenhagen. The city we see seldom has sun, we see the rain, dreary, crime ridden side of Copenhagen. Sarah Lund, played by Sofie Grabol, plays the lead Detective Inspector. As we meet her she is getting ready to leave her job to start a new life with her fiancee and son in Stockholm. And, then, on her last day, after the party and the good-byes, a horrific crime is committed. However, all we know at first is that a young woman's bloody underclothes are found in a wooded area. Lund is called and with her acute detectives intuition moves on to solve the crime. Her partner, excuse the expression, in crime, is the new Detective Inspector, Jan Meyer. He expects to be in charge but as the case proceeds, he accepts Sarah is staying. We don't know much about Sarah and Jan. But as time moves along, their characters are fleshed out, and we come to accept and understand them better, so it is easier to predict how they will react. We meet the murder victim in flashbacks, the parents, the family, the working colleagues of the parents. Inserted into this storyline is an entire political campaign. The entire series kept me on the edge of my seat.
Each episode depicts a day in the life of the crime. We follow the Detectives as they proceed to develop their case. We meet the politics of the police department, their colleagues and games that are played there. The family is the most entrancing part of this series. We are with the mother and father as they find out their daughter is missing, and we are with them when they see their daughter at the morgue. We are with them in their disbelief, confusion and anger. We are with them as they attempt to work through their grief. This is remarkable acting. There was not one of the episodes that I thought was too slow. Each episode held me in suspense. There were no shortcuts, nothing fussy or fancy, superb acting. I remembered an old television show, depicting historical events and titled "You Are There'. Well, this is exactly how I felt. I was there, with the detectives, the family, the murderer, the politicians and their people. Superb seems like such a meager word to describe this series. My favorite series until 'Forbrydelsen' was 'The Wire'. I have moved on, 'Forbrydelsen' rates number one for me. The series has subtitles and in my experience subtitles add to the film. I did not miss one word of this fabulous series.
The wonderful experience of this series was that each character had some relationship to someone else, so that the entire cast was brought into the fold. How this clever script was able to manage this was from the extraordinary writing. I understand there is a Season Two of "Forbrydelsen' and a soon to be Season Three. Who do I remember most from this series? Sarah Lund, Sofie Grabol, who plays Lund is an exceptional actress and her expressions relay more than than her voice at times. I am anxious to see how she plays in the next set of series. Superlatives reign!
Highly Recommended. prisrob 10-13-11
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